This paper empirically analyzes the joint impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption. Based in the theoretical … literature, we argue that both institutional features are complements rather than substitutes in controlling corruption. Our … 175 countries from 1996 to 2010. The results show that democratic elections only work in controlling corruption, if there …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants …. When these variables are jointly included as explanatory variables, we find that corruption stands out as an important …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …